According to a recent post on Gizmodo, the Germans are going verrückt for the iPad, but
the question is – where does Gizmodo get this information?
The
story goes on to say that "Apple Germany had ordered only 75,000 iPads.
Against all their predictions, they got 250,000 orders." Verdammt, that's a lot of
iPads!
While we have no way of checking the rumor, a quick trip
to the German Apple site backs up what many of the commenters are saying
below. Right now, there is no way to pre-order the iPad if you live in
Germany. There is only a sign up for the newsletter/email that will
inform you of when the iPad is available there. As to be expected,
Gizmodo's story contains no links and all suppositions are based on the
ever popular "reliable source."
Image Source: Gizmodo
Gizmodo goes on to point out
that Germany is the second largest European market for Apple, after
Britain, and high iPad demand there could be a nice gauge of market
popularity across the Continent. Whether or not Gizmodo's "reliable
source" turns out to be someone confusing how many people signed up for
the email with how many pre-ordered, chances are if their informant is
even a little connected, there'll be a press release from Cupertino
sooner or later trumpeting the news of high expected demand.
